2025年1月28日 · The H-2B program allows U.S. employers or U.S. agents who meet specific regulatory requirements to bring foreign nationals to the United States to fill temporary nonagricultural jobs.

H-2B Online Filing via FLAG System Program Overview. To issue an H-2B certification to an employer, the U.S. Department of Labor (the Department) must determine that:

The H-2B nonimmigrant program permits employers to temporarily hire nonimmigrants to perform nonagricultural labor or services in the United States. The employment must be of a temporary nature for a limited period of time such as a one-time occurrence, seasonal need, peakload need or intermittent need.

The H-2B visa nonimmigrant program permits employers to hire foreign workers to come temporarily to the United States and perform temporary nonagricultural services or labor on a one-time, seasonal, peakload or intermittent basis.

2025年3月3日 · Currently, Congress has set the H-2B cap at 66,000 per fiscal year, with 33,000 for workers who begin employment in the first half of the fiscal year (Oct. 1 - Mar. 31) and 33,000 for workers who begin employment in the second half of the fiscal year (Apr. 1 – Sep. 30).

2025年2月24日 · On Dec. 2, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) jointly published a temporary final rule increasing the numerical limit (or cap) on H-2B nonimmigrant visas by up to 64,716 additional visas for all of fiscal year 2025.

2024年11月27日 · Overview of the required documents and procedures to apply for an H-2B temporary work visa. Seasonal non-agricultural workers, both skilled and unskilled, may apply for an H-2B visa to the United States.

The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor (Department) has been delegated enforcement responsibility to ensure H-2B workers are employed in compliance with H-2B labor certification requirements.

The H-2B temporary non-agricultural program permits U.S. employers to hire nonimmigrant workers to come to the U.S. and perform non-agricultural services or labor. Visit our data disclosure page to see all the different types of jobs that fall into the category of H-2B.

2024年10月29日 · An American Immigration Council analysis of Department of Labor (DOL) data reveals that demand for H-2B workers has risen 46 percent since 2018, with the number of certified workers increasing from 147,389 in fiscal year (FY) 2018 to over 215,217 by FY 2023.